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Wellingborough road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2022, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (109), and casualties rose from 143.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2022
116
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
146
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2022

1.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2723%
  • Slight8775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11277%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 116, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 116
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (19%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday11 (9.5%)
  • Saturday14 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.9%)
  • February10 (8.6%)
  • March7 (6%)
  • April9 (7.8%)
  • May13 (11%)
  • June10 (8.6%)
  • July9 (7.8%)
  • August9 (7.8%)
  • September11 (9.5%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November12 (10%)
  • December5 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (75%)
  • Wet or damp24 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph63 (54%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (6%)
  • 60 mph28 (24%)
  • 70 mph9 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (62%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2011 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2519 (13%)
  • 26 to 3534 (23%)
  • 36 to 4526 (18%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.2%)
  • Over 757 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (64%)
  • Passenger35 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wellingborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wellingborough in 2022

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2022, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2022

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2022: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509171905
2ndA45162610
3rdA5128101101
4thA51938903
5thB5737802
6thB56951002
7thA5104602
8thA64401
9thA1461100
10thA431100
11thB5711101
12thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2022

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 57.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2022

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2022: 74.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2022

North Northamptonshire recorded 482 collisions in 2022, and 24% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years